I've sewn up one, sewn up and put "second skin" stuff (that they use for geriatric bed sores) on another, and had a vet sew up a third. The worst one that we ever had died quickly on it's own. The previous three survived. I always watch my girls to make sure that they don't do this, but they can be pretty quick. I like to tie and disinfect the cords myself. It is better to not let her lick the tummy until the cord is dry. I've never been able to euthanize a pup. If it was so bad as you say, I'd try to repair it, cover the wound with "second skin" and let it rest on a heating pad until morning. If it made it until then, we'd see what the vet could do.
There are some breeders who can bucket a pup like this, but I've never been able to. All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leanne Bertani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 10:56 AM Subject: [CKCS-L] ethics > This happened to a friend, and I am curious as to what you would do. > > It was about 2 am. Her bitch (not a cavalier) had whelped puppies via > c-section the previous day. > The bitch became disoriented cleaning one of the puppies cord, and began to > chew into > the puppy, so that the intestines were exposed and perforated in multiple > places, beyond > repair. She removed the puppies from the bitch until the bitch was better > oriented, and she was fine > with the rest of the puppies the next day. > > The question is, what would you do with the mutilated puppy at 2 am? Let it > suffer for a few hours, carrying it in > your pocket to wait for it to die on its own, or put it in the freezer, or > wake your vet to do a proper euthanasia? > (which would probably also be at least an hour delay until you could meet > the vet at the office) > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
